[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16217-16220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07597]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0248; Airspace Docket No. 18-AEA-8]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes T-287, T-291, 
and T-295; Eastern United States

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify low altitude RNAV routes T-287, 
T-291, and T-295 in the eastern United States. The proposal would 
expand the availability of RNAV routing in support of transitioning the 
National

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Airspace System (NAS) from ground-based to satellite-based navigation.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1 
(800) 647-5527 or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-
2019-0248; Airspace Docket No. 18-AEA-8 at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the 
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of FAA Order 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace Policy Group, 
Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described 
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, 
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the 
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that 
authority as it would expand the availability of RNAV in the eastern 
United States and improve the efficiency of the NAS by lessening the 
dependency on ground-based navigation.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2019-0248; Airspace Docket No. 18-AEA-8 and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2019-0248; Airspace Docket No. 18-AEA-8''. The 
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified comment 
closing date will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of 
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA 
30337.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018 and effective 
September 15, 2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this proposed rule. FAA Order 7400.11C 
lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service 
routes, and reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend RNAV routes T-287, T-291, and T-
295. The proposed route changes are described below.
    T-287: T-287 currently extends between the DENNN, VA, waypoint 
(WP), (located northwest of the Gordonsville, (GVE) VA, VORTAC), and 
the TOMYD, MD, WP (located northwest of the Westminster, MD, VORTAC). 
The proposed change would extend the route eastward from the TOMYD, MD, 
WP to the WNSTN, NJ, WP (near the Sea Isle, NJ, VORTAC). The following 
points would be added between the TOMYD, MD, WP and the WNSTN, NJ, WP: 
MOYRR, MD, WP; DANII, MD, WP; OBWON, MD, WP; VYSOR, MD, WP; AGARD, MD, 
Fix; SPEAK, MD, Fix; CANNY, DE, Fix; and the DONIL, DE, Fix.
    T-291: T-291 currently extends between the LOUIE, MD, Fix and the 
Albany, NY (ALB), VORTAC. The proposed change would shift the southern 
end of the route approximately 75 NM south of the LOUIE, MD, Fix to 
begin at the Harcum, VA (HCM), VORTAC. Additional points would be added 
along the routes as follows. The following points would be inserted 
between the Harcum, VA, VORTAC and the LOUIE, MD, Fix: MODEL, VA, Fix; 
FAGED, VA, Fix; COLIN, VA, Fix; and SHLBK, MD, WP. The GRACO, MD, Fix 
and the VYSOR, MD, WP would be inserted between the LOUIE, MD, Fix and 
the BAABS, MD, WP. The MORTO, PA, Fix would be inserted between the 
Harrisburg, PA (HAR), VORTAC, and the Selinsgrove, PA (SEG), VOR/DME. 
The OAKIL, NY, Fix would be inserted between the Delancey, NY (DNY), 
VOR/DME and the Albany, NY (ALB), VORTAC.
    T-295: T-295 currently extends between the LOUIE, MD, Fix and the 
Bangor, ME (BGR), VORTAC. The southern end of the route would be

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extended further south to begin at the POORK, VA, WP (southeast of the 
Lawrenceville, VA (LVL), VORTAC). The following points would be 
inserted between the POORK, VA, WP, and the LOUIE, MD, Fix: KREGG, VA, 
WP; HOUKY, VA, WP; TAPPA, VA, Fix; COLIN, VA, Fix; and SHLBK, MD, WP. 
The GRACO, MD, Fix and the VYSOR, MD, WP would be inserted between the 
LOUIE, MD, Fix and the BAABS, MD, WP. The following points would be 
inserted between the Lancaster, PA (LRP), VOR/DME, and the Wilkes-
Barre, PA (LVZ), VORTAC: DUMMR, PA, Fix; HAILS, PA, Fix; SNOWY, PA, 
Fix; KRAZE, PA, Fix; and the LYTEL, PA, Fix. The KERRI, NY, fix, and 
the PRNCE, NY, Fix would be inserted between the LAAYK, PA, Fix and the 
SAGES, NY, Fix. The following points would be inserted between the 
SAGES, NY, Fix and the SASHA, MA, Fix: TALCO, NY, Fix; WIGAN, NY Fix; 
BOWAN, NY, Fix; and the MOBBS, MA, Fix. The following points would be 
inserted between the SASHA, MA, Fix and the Keene, NH (EEN), VORTAC: 
MOLDs, MA, Fix; WHATE, MA, Fix; and the WARIC, MA, Fix. The TAPSE, NH, 
Fix would be inserted between the Keene, NH (EEN), VORTAC and the 
Concord, NH (CON), VOR/DME. The SATAN, ME, Fix would be inserted 
between the Concord, NH, VOR/DME and the Kennebunk, ME (ENE), VOR/DME. 
The RAZZR, ME, Fix would be inserted between the BRNNS, ME Fix, and the 
Bangor, ME (BGR), VORTAC.
    The existing latitude/longitude coordinates in the descriptions of 
T-287, T-291, and T-295 would be adjusted to the hundredths of a second 
place to provide greater accuracy for RNAV navigation.
    United States Area Navigation Routes are published in paragraph 
6011 of FAA Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, and effective 
September 15, 2018, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The RNAV routes listed in this document would be subsequently published 
in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Policies and Procedures 
(44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation 
of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. 
Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic 
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule, 
when promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and 
effective September 15, 2018, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes

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T-287 DENNN, VA to WNSTN, NJ [Amended]
 
DENNN, VA                                    WP                          (Lat. 38[deg]05'05.90'' N, long. 078[deg]12'27.54'' W)
CAARY, VA                                    WP                          (Lat. 38[deg]19'39.69'' N, long. 078[deg]23'37.11'' W)
WILMY, VA                                    WP                          (Lat. 38[deg]32'29.59'' N, long. 078[deg]33'32.00'' W)
KAIJE, VA                                    WP                          (Lat. 38[deg]44'34.79'' N, long. 078[deg]42'48.47'' W)
BAMMY, WV                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]24'33.13'' N, long. 078[deg]25'45.64'' W)
REEES, PA                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]47'51.75'' N, long. 077[deg]45'56.31'' W)
TOMYD, MD                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]40'52.20'' N, long. 077[deg]08'26.42'' W)
MOYRR, MD                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]30'03.42'' N, long. 076[deg]56'10.84'' W)
DANII, MD                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]17.46.42'' N, long. 076[deg]42'19.36'' W)
OBWON, MD                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]11'54.69'' N, long. 076[deg]32'04.84'' W)
VYSOR, MD                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]02'03.86'' N long. 076[deg]14'59.88'' W)
AGARD, MD                                    Fix                         (Lat. 39[deg]02'36.89'' N, long. 076[deg]04'11.14'' W)
SPEAK, MD                                    Fix                         (Lat. 39[deg]03'29.31'' N, long. 075[deg]44'45.94'' W)
CANNY, DE                                    Fix                         (Lat. 39[deg]03'39.92'' N long. 075[deg]40'40.65'' W)
DONIL, DE                                    Fix                         (Lat. 39[deg]04'35.44'' N long. 075[deg]18'18.92'' W)
WNSTN, NJ                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]05'43.81'' N long. 074[deg]48'01.20'' W)
 
T-291 Harcum, VA (HCM) to Albany, NY (ALB) [Amended]
 
Harcum, VA (HCM)                             VORTAC                      (Lat. 37[deg]26'55.18'' N, long. 076[deg]42'40.87'' W)
MODEL, VA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 37[deg]44'01.71'' N, long. 076[deg]41'26.85'' W)
FAGED, VA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 37[deg]51'07.69'' N, long. 076[deg]40'55.91'' W)
COLIN, VA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 38[deg]05'59.23'' N, long. 076[deg]39'50.85'' W)
SHLBK, MD                                    WP                          (Lat. 38[deg]20'16.21'' N, long. 076[deg]26'10.51'' W)
LOUIE, MD                                    Fix                         (Lat. 38[deg]36'44.33'' N, long. 076[deg]18'04.37'' W)
GRACO, MD                                    Fix                         (Lat. 38[deg]56'29.81'' N, long. 076[deg]11'59.22'' W)
VYSOR, MD                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]02'03.86'' N, long. 076[deg]14'59.88'' W)
BAABS, MD                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]19'51.39'' N, long. 076[deg]24'40.87'' W)
Harrisburg, PA (HAR)                         VORTAC                      (Lat. 40[deg]18'08.06'' N, long. 077[deg]04'10.41'' W)
MORTO, PA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 40[deg]35'48.70'' N, long. 076[deg]57'28.92'' W)
Selinsgrove, PA (SEG)                        VORTAC                      (Lat. 40[deg]47'27.09'' N, long. 076[deg]53'02.55'' W)
Milton, PA (MIP)                             VORTAC                      (Lat. 41[deg]01'24.21'' N, long. 076[deg]39'55.04'' W)
MEGSS, PA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 41[deg]11'13.28'' N, long. 076[deg]12'41.02'' W)
LAAYK, PA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 41[deg]28'32.64'' N, long. 075[deg]28'57.31'' W)

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Delancey, NY (DNY)                           VOR/DME                     (Lat. 42[deg]10'41.81'' N, long. 074[deg]57'24.99'' W)
OAKIL, NY                                    Fix                         (Lat. 42[deg]26'26.98'' N, long. 074[deg]25'48.33'' W)
Albany, NY (ALB)                             VORTAC                      (Lat. 42[deg]44'50.21'' N, long. 073[deg]48'11.47'' W)
 
T-295 POORK, VA to Bangor, ME (BGR) [Amended]
 
POORK, VA                                    ..........................  (Lat. 36[deg]34'11.34'' N, long. 077[deg]35'21.39'' W)
KREGG, VA                                    WP                          (Lat. 36[deg]51'07.95'' N, long. 077[deg]25'17.57'' W)
HOUKY, VA                                    WP                          (Lat. 37[deg]19'55.98'' N, long. 077[deg]07'57.63'' W)
TAPPA, VA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 37[deg]58'12.66'' N, long. 076[deg]50'40.62'' W)
COLIN, VA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 38[deg]05'59.23'' N, long. 076[deg]39'50.85'' W)
SHLBK, MD                                    WP                          (Lat. 38[deg]20'16.21'' N, long. 076[deg]26'10.51'' W)
LOUIE, MD                                    Fix                         (Lat. 38[deg]36'44.33'' N, long. 076[deg]18'04.37'' W)
GRACO, MD                                    Fix                         (Lat. 38[deg]56'29.81'' N, long. 076[deg]11'59.22'' W)
VYSOR, MD                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]02'03.86'' N, long. 076[deg]14'59.88'' W)
BAABS, MD                                    WP                          (Lat. 39[deg]19'51.39'' N, long. 076[deg]24'40.87'' W)
Lancaster, PA (LRP)                          VORTAC                      (Lat. 40[deg]07'11.91'' N, long. 076[deg]17'28.66'' W)
DUMMER, PA                                   Fix                         (Lat. 40[deg]28'10.68'' N, long. 076[deg]06'40.18'' W)
HAILS, PA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 40[deg]34'13.43'' N, long. 076[deg]03'31.77'' W)
SNOWY, PA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 40[deg]45'05.77'' N, long. 075[deg]57'51.63'' W)
KRAZE, PA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 40[deg]50'13.14'' N, long. 075[deg]55'10.83'' W)
LYTEL, PA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 40[deg]55'48.79'' N, long. 075[deg]52'14.42'' W)
Wilkes-Barre, PA (LVZ)                       VORTAC                      (Lat. 41[deg]16'22.10'' N, long. 075[deg]41'22.07'' W)
LAAYK, PA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 41[deg]28'32.64'' N, long. 075[deg]28'57.31'' W)
KERRI, NY                                    Fix                         (Lat. 41[deg]50'37.49'' N, long. 074[deg]44'14.93'' W)
PRNCE, NY                                    Fix                         (Lat. 41[deg]58'24.75'' N, long. 074[deg]28'12.25'' W)
SAGES, NY                                    Fix                         (Lat. 42[deg]02'46.33'' N, long. 074[deg]19'10.33'' W)
TALCO, NY                                    Fix                         (Lat. 42[deg]03'45.97'' N, long. 074[deg]06'27.85'' W)
WIGAN, NY                                    Fix                         (Lat. 42[deg]05'06.33'' N, long. 073[deg]48'53.89'' W)
BOWAN, NY                                    Fix                         (Lat. 42[deg]06'23.14'' N, long. 073[deg]31'28.95'' W)
MOBBS, MA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 42[deg]07'30.84'' N, long. 073[deg]15'36.59'' W)
SASHA, MA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 42[deg]07'58.70'' N, long. 073[deg]08'55.39'' W)
MOLDS, MA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 42[deg]12'30.91'' N, long. 073[deg]03'13.39'' W)
WHATE, MA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 42[deg]26'10.03'' N, long. 072[deg]45'41.96'' W)
WARIC, MA                                    Fix                         (Lat. 42[deg]37'42.00'' N, long. 072[deg]30'37.72'' W)
Keene, NH (EEN)                              VORTAC                      (Lat. 42[deg]47'39.40'' N, long. 072[deg]17'30.40'' W)
TAPSE, NH                                    Fix                         (Lat. 43[deg]04'16.55'' N, long. 071[deg]49'38.92'' W)
Concord, NH (CON)                            VOR/DME                     (Lat. 43[deg]13'11.23'' N, long. 071[deg]34'31.63'' W)
SATAN, ME                                    Fix                         (Lat. 43[deg]23'09.13'' N, long. 070[deg]48'11.07'' W)
Kennebunk, ME (ENE)                          VOR/DME                     (Lat. 43[deg]25'32.42'' N, long. 070[deg]36'48.69'' W)
BRNNS, ME                                    Fix                         (Lat. 43[deg]54'08.64'' N, long. 069[deg]56'42.81'' W)
RAZZR, ME                                    Fix                         (Lat. 44[deg]13'16.51'' N, long. 069[deg]35'12.25'' W)
Bangor, ME (BGR)                             VORTAC                      (Lat. 44[deg]50'30.46'' N, long. 068[deg]52'26.27'' W)
 

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 10, 2019.
M. Colby Abbott,
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
[FR Doc. 2019-07597 Filed 4-17-19; 8:45 am]
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